Siege of Belgrade (1440)

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Siege of Belgrade (1440)
Part of the Hungarian–Ottoman Wars and the Serbian–Ottoman wars
Dateend of April 1440 – October 1440
Location
Belgrade, Kingdom of Hungary
Result Hungarian and Serbian victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary
Serbian Despotate
Commanders and leaders
Murad II
Ali Bey		 Ivan Talovac
Strength
35,000
100 ships		 3,000–5,000
Casualties and losses
17,000 (early Christian sources)
Extremely heavy casualties		 Unknown

The siege of Belgrade was a long siege by the forces of the Ottoman Empire, lasted about six or seven months in 1440. Belgrade was an important fortified town of the Serbian Despotate and the key fortress of the Hungarian defense line after the Ottoman subjugation of Serbia in 1439. The siege ended with a dramatic final assault, the Ottomans were repelled, and after the failed assault the Turks gave up the siege and returned home.

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